Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's a "fun" fact: People who menstruate spend an average total of SEVEN YEARS of our lives on our periods. At the same time, ...

Periods look different for every woman. Some have light flows, while others experience heavier ones. Menstruating women often face physical and emotional challenges such as cramps, mood swings, ...

This article was medically reviewed by Carolyn Swenson, M.D., an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board. Even though blood clots sound scary ...

While a clot in your leg can be ominous, clots in periods are completely normal and generally nothing to worry about. For example, why on earth do you sometimes have large, dark clumps of jelly ...

Having a period means that your vagina might unleash clots of blood that look nothing like the tidy little splashes of fluid you see in most tampon commercials. While period clots can be part and ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. If your periods have gotten heavier, longer, or suddenly clot-heavy as you’ve moved into your 40s, you’re far from alone. Many people enter a new ...

Could your heavy flow be cause for concern? Sherri Ozawa, MSN, RN, tells The Post that serious blood loss during menstruation could be a symptom of von Willebrand disease, a blood disorder that ...

Here's a "fun" fact: People who menstruate spend an average total of SEVEN YEARS of our lives on our periods. At the same time, menstrual stigma often holds us back from talking about our period ...